Help: Removing the teak hand hold board?

[Ima90sJezus]

Help: Removing the inside companion way teak handhold board

Looking for advice or a "how to" on removing the port side teak hand hold board.

I have a loose port outside crib board frame piece.
Loose: http://imgur.com/GAYnmLj
Removed: http://imgur.com/wkcAl2p

I wanted to secure it, I see that it should be tightened from underneath the inside piece.

Inside: http://imgur.com/nGrMcOr
http://imgur.com/NwV4Uz8

I removed all 4 screws from the inside and yet the damn thing will not pull free from the wall. I've tried prying it off with a flat blade, nothing. It seems to be stuck where the actual handle is.

There are no obvious screws from the outside holding it on.

Has anyone had this off that can lend some assistance before I end up breaking it?

Thanks

 

[caguy]

You're on the right track but instead of prying off yoou need to use a flat blade like a putty knife to cut the adhesive and hope that it is not 5200.

This and a lot of persistence is what I used:

 

[Ima90sJezus]

Thanks for the info. I'll have to run out and get one of those. Hopefully the frustration level will not be so bad!

 

[rgarrison@gmail.com]

is it glued down? sounds like it

 

[caguy]

is it glued down? sounds like it

If I rember correctly they 4200' d it around the screw holes only. When I replaced them I used butyl tape.

 

[Ima90sJezus]

Since I'm half dim witted, I never noticed the teak bungs covering the screws that were screwed through the handle straight into the fiberglass.

Teak bung: http://imgur.com/jQuHTMe

Without bung: http://imgur.com/Byjkfw9

Of course I didn't find this out until I half ruined the wood.

So just wanted to let everyone know about those screws before anyone else ruined their wood.

Are there replacements that can be purchased for the companionway framing? Otherwise I'll have to do my best to glue, sand, and stain the broken pieces.

 

[rgarrison@gmail.com]

check out West Marine. I was there yesterday and they had hand rails.

 

[caguy]

If you can get teak boards they are not difficult to make.